ZWEI, DREI BLAUE AUGEN. Lesung mit Schauspieler und Autor Victor Schefé

In the organizer's words:

Tassilo, young and in love with music and men, grows up in Rostock's Platte district. But he wants to be independent and get away - into the freedom of West Berlin. Vacillating between euphoria and despair, he plans his escape because he is no longer safe even at home. As a convinced comrade, his mother does everything she can to stop him. In 1986, he arrives at Bahnhof Zoo and manages to escape at the age of just nineteen. Three years later, the Wall falls and Tassilo makes a discovery that changes his whole life. Victor Schefé uses letters, diary entries and original copies of Stasi files to create an autobiographical novel - funny, snappy and full of energy. "I am absolutely thrilled. Poetic and very direct, really great!" (Ulrich Matthes)

Victor Schefé (*1967 in Rostock) traveled to West Berlin as a teenager. He began his career as an actor in off-theater productions and later took on leading roles at the Schauspielhaus Vienna. His career later peaked with appearances in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies and the James Bond film Spectre. Schefé is a member of the German Film Academy and a signatory of the #actout initiative. Zwei, drei blaue Augen is his debut novel and a literary treatment of his youth in the GDR.

The event takes place in cooperation with the Lern- und Erinnerungsort Notaufnahmelager Gießen e.V. and its support association at the Lern- und Erinnerungsort Notaufnahmelager Gießen (Meisenbornweg 27, 35398 Gießen). The event will be moderated by Kirsten Prinz. Free admission to the event, but registration is required. Access to the venue is wheelchair accessible.

Price information:

Free admission, registration required